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History. The club was established in 1916-1917 by Charles B. Macdonald, in a building designed in the Georgian Revival architectural style by Cross & Cross. [2][3] In the 1960s, it was "a preferred social gathering spot for America's most powerful chief executives." [4] .
6 sie 2013 · The Links Club altered and seen here by Cross & Cross c. 1916 at 36 East 62nd Street in New York City. Co-founded by Charles Blair Macdonald of ' Ballyshear ' in Southampton, the club's purpose is to promote the best interests of the game of golf.
In 1891, a group of distinguished gentlemen gathered at the Knickerbocker Club, now on 62nd Street, and formed the Metropolitan Club. JP Morgan was their first president and the land that the club stands on was acquired from the Duchess of Marlborough.
17 sty 2013 · The Links Club was the brainchild of Charles B. Macdonald, a wealthy stockbroker best remembered as “the father of American golf course architecture.” Macdonald’s father was born in Scotland and in 1872 when the boy was 16 he was sent to St. Andrews University where he took up playing golf.
Links Club. The Links is a private club in New York City. It is located at 36 East 62nd Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. [1] Contents. 1 History. 2 Members. 3 Known members. 4 References. History. Charles B. Macdonald, a golf champion and founder of the United States Golf Association, started the Links in 1917.
The Links Golf Club (NLE since 1982) in Manhasset, NY was a separate (and newer) entity from The Links in NYC and NGLA in Southampton although most members of LGC (about 50 at its peak) were also members of one, or both, of the others.
The enterprise took Carl and Anne around the world and was completed before the internet made finding ones roots easier. Once finished, they organised a reunion in New York and Germany for more than 140 family members worldwide.
